i liked the steam punk ascetic a lot more a few years ago and even then more for the redesign of objects more than clothing. now it seems to be a competition to see who can glue the most random crap on to their clothes or person. some of those people looked more like first generation borgs than anything else.

gshepnyc:I know people are weary of steampunk but I don't find it anymore tiresome than that heavily armored supersoldier aesthetic that comes out of gaming and animation, the one with gigantic feet and legs and head hidden between armored shoulders and always carrying a cannon for a gun or a sword with a blade the size of a surfboard. Sick to death of that.

Where is this occuring in the fashion industry or real life military? Would be interesting to see some examples. Or are you just referring to video games/toys/etc.?

Granted, it was a buggy game(taken care of by patches later), but it was still fun.

/My dwarf has a top hat that deflects bullets and arrows, an electric sword, an electric shied that disrupts magic, armor powered by a small engine, and a mechanical spider that heals him.//Take that you sissy elves

Ah the game where one of the plots was of human women being kidnapped and raped by ogres to make hybrid babies, also the game that let Scotts and Kiwis fark a sheep (IIRC the sheep was the best lay in the game too o.O)./it was odd

Bleh. I am very happy for these upper middle class folks who have time and money to kill, but I imagine Messr's Verne and Clarke are rolling in their graves with the lack of space/time travel or death rays.

Granted, it was a buggy game(taken care of by patches later), but it was still fun.

/My dwarf has a top hat that deflects bullets and arrows, an electric sword, an electric shied that disrupts magic, armor powered by a small engine, and a mechanical spider that heals him.//Take that you sissy elves

tom baker's scarf:i liked the steam punk ascetic a lot more a few years ago and even then more for the redesign of objects more than clothing. now it seems to be a competition to see who can glue the most random crap on to their clothes or person. some of those people looked more like first generation borgs than anything else.

People who do things without imagination or effort will always exist, but it doesn't change the fact that the nature of Steampunk allows for some very cool craftsmanship and interesting designs.

My 15 yr old daughter built really amazing expanding wings last year from her own design. It was a great experience for her and really a wonderful costume in the end.

Steampunk is stupid because the very premise of it makes absolutely no sense. You're not going to make a farking microcircuit out of brass, polished wood and patent leather. The very technologies that make the modern world possible are exactly the same ones the ones in steampunk obsolete and rediculous.

First world hipster problems:Oh woe is me, where will I ever find wood with the proper brain and texture for my retro-chic laptop?[needsmoresteam.com image 850x842]

Real world problems:I wonder if I can eat wood? Could it be food?[www.rescue.org image 562x374]